UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank makes the case for continue federal funding for research done at colleges and universities.
A Call To Continue Federal Funding For Research
Wisconsin Public Radio
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UW-Madison nursing students help with tornado relief in Barron County
WKOW-TV 27
BARRON COUNTY (WKOW) — A team of UW-Madison nursing students is assisting in tornado relief efforts Saturday in northwest Wisconsin.
Not silent
Isthmus
One of this young century’s great literary feuds began on April 18, 2011, right here in Madison, at Union South.
The Feminist Consultants for “A Doll’s House, Part 2”
The New Yorker
Lucas Hnath set out to write a sequel to Ibsen’s famous play, imagining the future of protagonist Nora Helmer. His producer, Scott Rudin, proposed a playwriting method you might call dial-a-feminist. Hnath reached out to several academics, including Susan Brantly, who teaches Scandinavian literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Toril Moi, an Ibsen scholar at Duke and the author of “Sexual / Textual Politics: Feminist Literary Theory.”
Protecting Your Eyesight: The impact digital screens have on you
WKOW-TV 27
Sydney McCourt is a sophomore at UW Madison. As the semester comes to an end, she’s spending more and more time in front of a screen.
Kindness in the Classroom
WSAW
An ongoing study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds is working to incorporate mindfulness techniques into everyday activities for elementary students.
The Kindness Curriculum helps students focus on their minds and bodies, while also adding elements of kindness and empathy.
The Body is Not a Computer – Stop Thinking of It as One
Gizmodo
In 2009, University of Wisconsin-Madison biomedical engineer Justin Williams oversaw an effort that successfully used a brain-computer interface to send messages from the brain to Twitter.
“It was both a small and a big step,” he told Gizmodo. “Ten years later have we gotten much further? I’m not sure.”
Nigel Hayes showing NBA teams his full self
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
With Nigel Hayes, there’s always two stories to tell.
Fifty years later
Isthmus
When Lakshmi Sridharan moved from India to Madison in the late 1960s to attend graduate school at UW-Madison, the local Indian American community looked much different than it does today. There were no Indian restaurants, no colorful Holi celebrations, no theaters showing Bollywood movies. On campus, the community was so small and close-knit that whenever someone’s relative from India would visit, all the Indian students would get together to share news from home and eat traditional foods.
Picture of humanity’s mysterious cousin grows clearer through UW prof’s work
Wisconsin State Journal
A multiyear effort coordinated by a UW-Madison professor to painstakingly excavate thousands of fossils from a cave in South Africa has now assembled one of the most complete skeletons of a near-human creature ever found.
Hawks: More secrets of human ancestry emerge from South African caves
The Conversation
Africa’s richest fossil hominin site has revealed more of its treasure. It’s been a year and a half since scientists announced that a new hominin species, which they called Homo naledi, had been discovered in the Rising Star Cave outside Johannesburg.
Dance program pairs UW students, community center youth
Wisconsin State Journal
When she first moved from Monona to Madison’s East Side, 14-year-old Avenna Pickett felt like she didn’t know anybody — until another girl told her about Performing Ourselves.Avenna joined the dance group, which is taught by students from the UW-Madison Dance Department and meets weekly at East Madison Community Center and elsewhere.
Kindergarteners to College: 5-year-olds ask UW professor tough questions
WISC-TV 3
UW political science professor Ken Mayer asked a group of kindergarteners to come up with the toughest question they could think of. Here’s what they asked
Center for black UW-Madison students opening Wednesday
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison will open a center for black students as the spring semester winds down Wednesday, in what one researcher called a positive step toward the university better supporting African-Americans on campus.
Unique project at UW helps change lives for adults near the poverty level
WKOW-TV 27
UW-Madison will hold a graduation ceremony this week for a unique program designed to change lives of adults near the poverty leve
UW-Madison Professor Part Of Formula For ‘Gifted’
Wisconsin Public Radio
A tiny, blonde 7-year-old girl stands in front of a chalkboard, hand whirring away at a complicated math formula in a scene from the new movie, “Gifted,” starring Chris Evans, Jenny Slate and Octavia Spencer.
Op-Ed: How Badger Promise could have helped me
Wausau Daily Herald
A few weeks ago I accomplished one of my dreams, successfully defending my Ph.D. dissertation in biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It was a goal I didn’t even realize I could have as a high school student. I grew up on a farm near Marathon City in central Wisconsin. My roots are working-class — Dad grows ginseng and Mom works in a cheese factory.
Artist/scientist Peter Krsko bends nature to his will
Wisconsin Gazette
Ask Peter Krsko to define the art he creates and he might pull a wasp comb out of his backpack and draw attention to its hexagonal cells.
Timothy Yu: Moon
New York Times
This poem appears in “The Golden Shovel Anthology,” a collection that honors Gwendolyn Brooks, the first African-American poet to win the Pulitzer Prize.
Two University of Wisconsin professors win Andrew Carnegie fellowships
Wisconsin State Journal
Greg Nemet, a professor in the La Follette School of Public Affairs and Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, and Gregg Mitman, from the Department of History, were among 35 fellows announced by the Carnegie Corporation of New York on Wednesday.
Scheufele and Brossard: Can Bill Nye – or any other science show – really save the world?
The Conversation
Netflix’s new talk show, “Bill Nye Saves the World,” debuted the night before people around the world joined together to demonstrate and March for Science. Many have lauded the timing and relevance of the show, featuring the famous “Science Guy” as its host, because it aims to myth-bust and debunk anti-scientific claims in an alternative-fact era.
Wisconsin’s Lauren Carlini: “I’m so excited to see what’s ahead”
Volleyball Magazine
Lauren Carlini is having a blast. In May she’ll graduate from the University of Wisconsin and move to Anaheim to train with the USA national team.
UW Study Finds Road Salt Is Changing Salinity Of Freshwater Lakes
Wisconsin Public Radio
Central Time talks to Hilary Dugan, a UW-Madison researcher, about a recent study showing that our freshwater lakes are getting saltier due to road salt used during winter months.
Aldo Leopold broadcasts recreated and other events planned across the state to celebrate Earth Day
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Radio broadcasts by famed Wisconsin conservationist Aldo Leopold 80 years ago have been recreated as part of this year’s Earth Day celebration.
Former Badger Hayes talks mental wellness with local teens
Baraboo News ZRepublic
Nigel Hayes is known for his sense of humor, but joking about serious topics is something he doesn’t tolerate.
Teaching science by asking, ‘What do you want to know’ and ‘How can you answer that?’
Wisconsin State Journal
Twice a month, former and current UW-Madison students trek to little Mazomanie Elementary School here to help students experience what it’s really like to work as a scientist.The adults are members of Biocore Outreach Ambassadors, a student organization that is an outgrowth of the Biology Core Curriculum honors program at UW-Madison. The program, which is typically open to students beginning in their sophomore year, engages students in “inquiry-based science,” in which students ask questions, search for solutions, test hypotheses and evaluate outcomes.
“Pokemon Go” Players May Be Happier, Friendlier, & More Physically Active Than Those Who Aren’t Catchin’ ‘Em All
Bustle
If you spent a significant portion of last summer knocking into lampposts in pursuit of a wiley Bulbasaur, cursing wildly because you walked five miles to hatch an egg that turned out to be a dingy-old Pidgey, or patiently explaining to your parents that you are indeed a single 25-year-old playing a video game on her phone and yes, you do believe this is time well-spent, I have good news for you. This week, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison released a study which suggests “Pokemon Go” players are happier, friendlier, and more physically active than their non-”Pokemon Go” playing peers (or, Poke-muggles, as I have been repeatedly asked to stop calling them).
UW vollleyball star Lauren Carlini wins Sullivan Award
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Lauren Carlini, the only four-time All-American in University of Wisconsin volleyball history, was named the 2017 AAU James E. Sullivan Award winner on Tuesday night at the New York Athletic Club.
Pokemon Go players are happy people, UW-Madison research suggests
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests not only are Pokémon Go players walking more, they’re happy people.
Summit aims to increase Latino enrollment at UW-Madison
WISC-TV 3
Video: UW-Madison wants to increase diversity in its enrollment by inviting Latino students to campus Wednesday and Thursday.
Schneider: Desmond’s ‘Evicted’ is a flawed masterpiece
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
When University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate Matthew Desmond won a Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction Monday, it came as no surprise to anyone who has read his 2016 book “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.”
Your Most Distant Animal Relative Is Probably This Tiny Jelly
Gizmodo
For years, a debate has raged among scientists as to which ancient creature represents the first true animal, sponges or jellies. Using a new genetic technique, a collaborative team of researchers has concluded that ctenophores—also known as comb jellies—were the first animals to appear on Earth. It’s an important step forward in this longstanding debate, but this issue is far from being resolved.
Desmond wins Pulitzer for book based on Milwaukee research
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Matthew Desmond, who earned his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, on Monday won the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction for a book based on research conducted in Milwaukee.
UW-Madison launches STEM Diversity Network
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison has launched the STEM Diversity Network, a website collecting resources on science, technology, engineering and math to boost recruitment, retention and success of people of diverse backgrounds working and studying in those fields.
Artist/scientist Peter Krsko bends nature to his will
Wisconsin Gazette
Ask Peter Krsko to define the art he creates and he might pull a wasp comb out of his backpack and draw attention to its hexagonal cells.
10 Universities Spending Billions on R&D
24/7 Wall St.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison spent nearly $1.1 billion on R&D in 2015.
3 UW students win prestigious Goldwater scholarships
Wisconsin State Journal
The university said by news release that Cory Cotter, Emily Jewell and Lucas Oxtoby were winners of the scholarship, while Elizabeth Penn was selected as an honorable mention.
Turning Negative Thinkers Into Positive Ones
New York Times
Noted: Negative feelings activate a region of the brain called the amygdala, which is involved in processing fear and anxiety and other emotions. Dr. Richard J. Davidson, a neuroscientist and founder of the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, has shown that people in whom the amygdala recovers slowly from a threat are at greater risk for a variety of health problems than those in whom it recovers quickly.
Carpenter: How to Protect our Disappearing Bumble Bees
Scientific American
On March 21, the rusty-patched bumble bee, Bombus affinis, officially became the first bumble bee listed for protection under the Endangered Species Act. This designation recognizes this important pollinator’s precarious position in the face of multiple threats to its survival. It also provides some of the tools necessary to begin to reverse its decline.
These new lenses give you superhuman sight, let you see colors with greater clarity
Digital Threads
Human beings are pretty darn versatile, but we still have plenty of limitations when it comes to the way we sense the world. Case in point are metamers: colors which appear to our eyes to be identical, but which are actually composed of slightly different wavelengths of light. While sensors can spot metamers with ease, our eyeballs just aren’t fine-tuned enough to spot the difference.
Is Kerrygold butter worth leaving America’s Dairyland of Wisconsin?
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Noted: “It’s the most difficult (to judge) because the flavor profile is very, very light,” says judge Bob Bradley, a University of Wisconsin food science emeritus professor.
Borrowing from nature: UW-Madison scientists use plants to grow stem cells
Wisconsin State Journal
To grow clusters of human stem cells that mimic organs in the lab and might be used someday in tissue implants, Bill Murphy, a UW-Madison professor of biomedical engineering, creates tiny scaffolds made of plastic or rubber.
Match day makes its way to UW Madison
NBC-15
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) — As most people were looking for luck on St. Patrick’s Day, the students at the University of Wisconsin Madison’s School of Medicine and Public Health found it on Match Day.
Combined sciences paid off on Ecuador trip
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
MENOMONIE — If Damien Adamski hadn’t come to fully appreciate the “applied” aspect of his applied social science major at UW-Stout, he did by late January when he returned from Ecuador.Heading into his final semester, Adamski, of Eau Claire, and associate professor Tina Lee went on a research trip with a team of engineering students from UW-Madison. The UW-Madison students were finishing installation of a clean water system in the village of Tabuga, on the northwest coast.
Why It Matters That Trump Wants to Kill the NEA and NEH
Chronicle of Higher Education
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NEA and NEH money can also function as a multiplier. Many grant recipients use an agency’s seal of approval as a basis to solicit matching funds from charitable foundations, often at a rate of three private dollars for each federal dollar, according to Lea Jacobs, associate vice chancellor for research for arts and humanities at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
UW faculty honored for distinguished teaching
Wisconsin State Journal
A dozen UW-Madison faculty members have been honored by the university with the annual Distinguished Teaching Awards, awarded every year since 1953 to honor the best educators at the state’s flagship school.
Physicists Are Building a Dark Matter Experiment in an Abandoned Gold Mine
Popular Mechanics
In an abandoned gold mine one mile beneath the town of Lead, South Dakota, engineers and physicists with the University of Wisconsin—Madison are working to build a chamber that holds 10 tons of liquid xenon. They hope that in the subterranean realms of the mine, where the experiment will be protected from solar particles and cosmic rays, they will be able to detect dark matter for the very first time.
Clyde Stubblefield among 3 getting honorary degrees at UW spring commencement
Wisconsin State Journal
The late “Funky Drummer” Clyde Stubblefield, along with educator and philanthropist Tashia Morgridge and sociologist Cora Marrett, will be receiving honorary degrees in May from UW-Madison.
Patz: Climate change and chronic disease: twin perils and a golden opportunity to solve both
Philadelphia Inquirer
The global climate crisis presents enormous challenges to our current high-energy consuming lifestyle. Or does it?
UW-Madison scientists seek to improve health, environment with microbiome research
Wisconsin State Journal
From diabetes, asthma and tooth decay to lake algae, dairy production and panda reproduction, UW-Madison researchers are studying how tiny bugs in our guts, our mouths and a variety of ecosystems help or harm.
Wisconsin researcher studies the cycle of poverty
Big Ten Network
In her nearly two decades of work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Social Work, Kristen Slack has dedicated her energy to uncovering the roots of poverty and finding solutions for those who need it most, particularly those who are the victims of child neglect.
Explore The Locations Of Every Fossil Ever Found With This Interactive Tool
Lifehacker
Whether you’re an educator, or just have an interest in paleobiology as a hobby, this interactive fossil finding tool is incredible. The web tool was developed by engineers from the US Department of Geoscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and it contains all the data found in the Paleobiology Database. You can filter finds by geologic time filters, or zoom into specific areas of the world to narrow down your search.
Epic recruiters come to UW looking for engineers and English majors alike
Capital Times
Annika Collier took more classes about Swedish than she did in computer science while attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In the seven years she’s worked at Epic Systems, the giant Verona-based company that specializes in complex medical software, that’s never been an issue, she told a small room of UW students at the Union South.
Catching up with little girl who needed a kidney and her teacher who gave the life-saving gift
World News Tonight
Video story about living donor donation at UW Health.
Badgers football: Wisconsin reveals plans for ‘Camp Randall 100’ celebration
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez said he peers out his office window “about every day” to reflect on how much Camp Randall Stadium has developed since he took over as the football program’s coach in 1990.
Campus leaders dedicate Black Cultural Center at conclusion of Black History Month
Daily Cardinal
Nearly two years after students demanded greater diversity and inclusion at UW-Madison, the Black Cultural Center was dedicated to “voices from the future,” as Hazel Symonette said, in a ceremony Tuesday.
What happened when UW Hospital cafeteria made eating healthy easier?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
It started with the removal of sugar-sweetened drinks and deep-fat fryers back in 2014.Poof! They were gone. But the culinary staff for the University of Wisconsin Hospital system were just getting started. By the time they were done with a major overhaul of their cafeterias’ food offerings, healthy salads, alternative grains, ethnic specialties and local farm-fresh fruits and vegetables would rule the day, and the plate, for the system’s nearly 15,000 employees and other diners.
‘Fake News’ Is Also Plaguing the World of Science
Healthline.com
Noted: “The new media environment has allowed this type of information to be disseminated,” Dominique Brossard, PhD, a life sciences communication professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who spoke at the conference, told Healthline.
Amazon Deforestation, Once Tamed, Comes Roaring Back
New York Times
Quoted: Holly Gibbs, an expert in tropical deforestation and agriculture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, called the 2030 deadline interpretation devastating. “If we were to wait until 2030,” Ms. Gibbs said, “there would be no forest left.”
2 UW scientists win Sloan Fellowships
Wisconsin State Journal
Two UW-Madison professors have been selected to received Sloan Research Fellowships, one of the more prestigious awards young researchers can get.